OSHA Inspection: ROBERTSON CONTRACTING CORP.

Issued

2015-06-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1600.00 · Current $880.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.100(a): Employees working in areas where there is a possible danger of head injury from impact, or from falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns, were not protected by protective helmets:    location: car wash area  on or about: 5/18/15    a) An employee, working below and beside the bucket of a Komatsu PC210LC excavator, was not wearing a hard hat.

Issued

2015-06-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1540.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(1): Each employee on a walking/working surface with an unprotected side or edge which was 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above a lower level was not protected from falling by the use of guardrail systems, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems.    location: detailing building  on or about: 5/18/15    a) Employees were engaged in carpentry work, 14 feet above the ground. The employees were not protected from falling to the ground below.

Issued

2015-06-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $1100.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.602(a)(9)(ii): Earth moving or compacting equipment which had an obstructed view to the rear was operated in reverse gear; such equipment did not have in operation a reverse signal alarm distinguishable from the surrounding noise level or did an employee signalled that it is safe to do so:    location: car wash area  on or about: 5/18/15    a) An employee was working behind a New Holland LT185.B skid steer. The reverse signal alarm was not operational.

Issued

2015-06-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $1100.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.701(b): Reinforcing steel. All protruding reinforcing steel, onto and into which employees could fall, was not guarded to eliminate the hazard of impalement:    location: detailing station  on or about: 5/18/15    a) Employees were working above 12 unguarded rebar.      location: car wash area  on or about: 5/18/15    b) An employee was working beside approximately 100 unguarded rebar.